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Valve Strips 60fps Claim, Tests Show Sub-30fps Performance

6/26/2026

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Summary

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Valve removed the Steam Machine’s “4K gaming at 60 fps with FSR” claim from its Steam store page.
The page now reads “Up to 4K gaming with FSR 4.1,” eliminating any frame-rate guarantee.
Tests of Black Myth: Wukong, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Cyberpunk 2077 recorded sub-30 fps performance.
Valve has not issued a public statement explaining the change.

History

Historical Context

Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One X in November 2017, pricing it at $499 and touting 6 teraflops of graphics and “true 4K gaming at 60 fps” across more than 50 titles. The claim echoed earlier 4K-fps promises that later proved overstated, a pattern echoed when Valve stripped a similar Steam Machine claim, prompting consumer mistrust and regulatory attention to gaming advertising.

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Story summary

Valve removed the Steam Machine’s “4K gaming at 60 fps with FSR” claim from its Steam store page.
The page now reads “Up to 4K gaming with FSR 4.1,” eliminating any frame-rate guarantee.
Tests of Black Myth: Wukong, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Cyberpunk 2077 recorded sub-30 fps performance.
Valve has not issued a public statement explaining the change.

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